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Aug 24, 2020 · Chicago’s quirky patron saint This thrilling story of a daughter of America’s foremost industrialist, John D. Rockefeller, is complete with sex, money, mental illness, and opera divas—and a woman who strove for the independence to make her own choices. Rejecting the limited gender role carved out for her by her father and society, Edith ...
When Edith Rockefeller was born on 31 August 1872, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, John Davison Rockefeller Sr., was 33 and her mother, Laura Celestia “‘Cettie” Spelman, was 32. She married Harold Fowler McCormick Sr. on 26 November 1895, in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States.
That’s the good side of the coin for Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Born the daughter of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and married into the McCormick clan of reaper fame, she was once estimated to be the nation’s richest woman. But when she died, she was broke, agoraphobic, and alone. Hers was a roller-coaster life — the richest of highs ...
Sep 26, 2012 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Edith Rockefeller was the daughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D Rockefeller, and older sister of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Her relationship with her father was tempestuous at best, as her extravagance and exuberance were at odds with his own, frugal, abstemious ways. Edith married Harold Fowler McCormick, a son of ...
Edith Rockefeller. Born: 1872. Died: 1932. Married: Harold Fowler McCormick. Children: John Rockefeller McCormick, Editha McCormick, Harold Fowler McCormick Jr, Muriel McCormick, Mathilde McCormick. Edith Rockefeller was the youngest daughter of John D., Sr., and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. (William Rockefeller (1841-1922) who owned Bay Pond was ...
Edith Rockefeller McCormick and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were considered two important members of Chicago society during their times. Edith became a successful Jungian psychoanalyst after receiving depression treatment from Jung. Her research included reincarnation and astrology.
Dec 5, 2021 · Andrea Friederici Ross gives a glimpse into the familial side of Edith Rockefeller McCormick in this first part of a new video series by SIU Press. Ross' boo...
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